Raise your hand if you’ve had to work with someone you dislike. Your hand is up, right? We’ve all been there- chances are we’ve all suffered through a particularly unpleasant experience working with someone we dislike. Today I talked to a co-worker who was feeling particularly frustrated with another co-worker. His frustration has grown until it was making him unhappy … Read More
19 Ways to Let Go
Letting go is a beautiful action. It opens life to hope, happiness, and possibility. It releases us from the things what weigh us down. Actually letting go isn’t always easy. Sometimes we don’t know where to start. Sometimes we have held on so long that we don’t know what else to do. Sometimes our feelings are so powerful that letting … Read More
So I screwed up
I made a mistake. Not a big deal- everyone makes mistakes. I’ve you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that mistakes are a-okay! I might- okay I have- even gone so far as to say there’s no such thing as mistakes, instead there’s just life. There’s learning, and growing, and living. Think of a small child learning to … Read More
Are your goals getting you down?
It’s the beginning of the new year and many people have already made, and possibly even abandoned, New Year Resolutions. If you’re like me you don’t make traditional New Year Resolutions but you do have goals for your life. The beginning of a new year is a great time for reflection and adjusting goals, but as I started this new … Read More
5 Ways to Take Care of Yourself
It’s mid-December and the holiday season is in full swing. Flu season is upon us. Students are staring down finals. There is much to do and precious little time to do it. And is it just me or are there just a lot of changes happening ? I got news of 2 big changes to my personal and professional situation … Read More
42 Ways to Practice Gratitude
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” ~Melody Beattie Gratitude is the best attitude there is, and it’s not just for one day, or every once in a while- gratitude is for every day! Gratitude gives me perspective, balance, and peace of mind. It’s not about getting what I want, it’s wanting … Read More
An invitation to enjoy life
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Thinking about how things are and how I want them to be. I don’t control life. All I can do is my best on any given day. How it all works out- well that’s the result of not just my actions but the actions of thousands- maybe even millions- of people, each … Read More
The one thing you really should do today
There’s one thing you really should do today and that’s stop shoulding yourself! How many of those things you should do are really necessary? How many of those shoulds make your life more awesome? Do you have the time/energy/money to do more than you’re doing? Now when I say, or write, “you” I am including myself in that statement because … Read More